By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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Transport for London’s contactless drive takes another stride forward

May 20, 2016

Londoners are now able to use contactless on the Thames. Transport for London today announced that customers travelling on the MBNA Thames Clippers River Bus will be able to pay using contactless payment cards. Using contactless is the same cost as using an Oyster Card, which TfL says is up to 19 per cent cheaper than [...]
EU referendum: Remain appears to have gained ground in the polls, but the reality is more muddled

May 19, 2016

Polling data is flooding into the public debate on the UK's membership of the EU ahead of the referendum in June. The latest poll by Ipsos MORI put Remain ahead by 18 percentage points, while YouGov's showed 44 per cent of respondents wanted Britain to stay in EU compared with 40 percent who wanted the country to [...]
Former Pizza Express owner Cinven weighing takeover of Frankie & Benny’s owner Restaurant Group

May 19, 2016

Frankie & Benny's owner Restaurant Group's share price jumped over six per cent after reports that Cinven is considering a bid for the group. The former owner of Pizza Express is thought to be considering a takeover bid for the struggling company, which operates Garfunkel's restaurant chain. Cinven is in the early stages of evaluating an [...]
Uber drivers accused of over 30 sex attacks on customers in London last year

May 19, 2016

Uber drivers in London were accused of 32 sexual attacks in one year, new data has revealed. The figures show one customer was assaulted once in ever 11 days, Freedom of Information data shows. The Metropolitan Police dealt with 154 allegations of sexual assaults that involved taxi, minicab (legally booked or illegally picked up in [...]
Caledonian MacBrayne wins £900m ferry contract in Scotland

May 19, 2016

Caledonian MacBrayne has won a £900m contract to operate the Clyde and Hebrides Ferries Network after stiff competition from Serco. CalMac, which is state owned, had to compete against Serco Caledonian Ferries Limited to continue running the service after EU rules meant the Scottish government was forced to open up the network to competitive bids. The [...]
EU referendum: More than 80 per cent of students will vote Remain over new job opportunities

May 19, 2016

A huge majority of British students are set to back Remain in the EU referendum due to fears that Brexit could lead to a lack of job opportunities. New research shows that 81 per cent of students back Remain, while just 10 per cent plan to vote to Leave. Some nine per cent were either [...]
EU referendum: Ryanair wants people to back Remain so much it’s offering cheaper flights home to vote on 22 and 23 June

May 19, 2016

Ryanair has made no secret of the fact it is one in a vast number of companies that wants the UK to remain in the EU. But it turns out the company wants the UK to reject Brexit so desperately that it's going to be selling cheaper flights back to the UK on the 22 and 23 June [...]
EU referendum: Brexit risks compromising plans to build hundreds of thousands of new homes

May 19, 2016

If Britain votes to leave the EU it risks sparking a chronic construction skills deficit, compromising plans to build hundreds of thousands of new homes. According to new research, a Leave vote could lead to a cut in the construction workforce, which would in turn jeopardise plans to expand the UK's housing stock that would otherwise ease [...]
Has the Queen’s Speech delivered?

May 18, 2016

With so much focus on the EU referendum, this year’s Queen’s Speech was an opportunity to return the spotlight, if briefly in the short term, onto the domestic agenda and delivering the plan set out in the manifesto. It’s clear that the reforming zeal will focus in the next year on the rehabilitation revolution, with [...]
This is how the business community has reacted to the Queen’s Speech

May 18, 2016

Business groups welcomed measures in the Queen’s Speech today while urging the government to push on with big decisions after the EU referendum, but clashed over broadband. The Queen’s Speech was announced as a “one nation” effort by Prime Minister David Cameron, and was set around three principles – the economy, increasing chances for the disadvantaged [...]

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